The Emergence Machine

Json

abstract · Computing · Level 5 · E10

E10Institutions

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

JSON is a lightweight text format for structured data, widely used for APIs and data interchange between systems, built upon the concept of software and the expression of measurable magnitudes and amounts within the three-dimensional expanse.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “json” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “json”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
JSON
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0JsonDataSoftwareSystemFormInformationStructureChangeMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesJsonL5SoftwareL3DataL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Software L3 (requires)
    json builds on the concept of software
  • Data L4 (requires)
    JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight text format for structured data, widely used for APIs and data interchange between systems.